How to Save and Back up Health Data on Apple Watch

When Apple first launched Apple Watch, customers were expected to use it as a companion of iPhone. Later on, Apple Watch graduated from the companion to a stand-alone device that doesn’t require its partner. And now, Apple Watch is best used as health and fitness tracker. This new role of health tracker requires users to save and backup health data on Apple Watch.

If you have moved your health data to a new iPhone, you should be prepared to follow a long process. This procedure takes in encryption of health data backup of iPhone or iPad with iTunes. Next, you have to use an app called Health Data Importer; and finally, you have to set up your new Apple Watch.

Why do you need to save and back up health data on Apple Watch?

Normally, when you back up your iPhone to iCloud or iTunes, all your data or information is saved. But your health data is very private and therefore, Health app is not included by default in iPhone backups.

After performing above procedure to create an encrypted backup of iPhone or iPad with iTunes, you need to use Health Data Importer app to move health data to a new iPhone. This will enable you to move your health data to a new iPhone.